Improvement in paper-clips



0. E. 'BAMUS.

Paper clip.

Patented Julyl3,1875.

FIG I INVENTOR ings, and to the letters of reference marked .ing to one side of the filebranches, as a penetrating-point and forming a perfect joint,

ra'rns CHARLES E. RAMUS, OF SPRING FOREST, SPOTTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE,

VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF HIS RIGHT TO GEORGE GOWIE, OF WVASHINGTQN, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER-CLIPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. BAMUS, of Spring Forest, Spottsylvania Court-House, in the county of Spottsylvania and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PaperOlips; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawthereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention'is to furnish a more complete and available bill file or holder than those hitherto commonly in use.

The invention consists primarily of a billfile composed of a singlejointed wire strand, having formed therewith a. foot-brace standmeans for both fastening and bracing the file to its holder for use; also, in the combination with the bill-file, having a foot-brace formed therewith standing to one side of the file-wire, and a penetrating-point, of a lockin g transferring portion, formed into a spring, having a lateral force to open the file-branches, and a downward force to close the pointst when joined.

7 In the accompanying, drawing, ;Figure 1 represents a view of my improved bill-file in perspective, showing-the joint as closed or locked and Fig. 2 represents a similar view with the joint open to illustrate the manner of filing bills.

. The bill-file is composed ofa strand of suitable stout wire, A, which is bent into avshaped form, at the bottom of the device, to form a foot and perfect brace, B, which is confined and secured to a base, 0, by staples a, or other suitable devices. This form gives amost substantial rest for the file and prevents it from wabbling. Rising a suitable 1 height from one angle of the brace-foot B is the penetrating-point b, while at the other end of said strand Ais a cone socket, c, which part of the strand rises and is bent over and forms the other angle, said socket receivingthe rendering the file, as it were, an endless strand, so that the bills may be run over any 165,614, dated July 13, 1875; application filtd May 25,1875.

part of said strand, above the angular base. The wire is so bent and tempered as to cause the socket end 0, when the joint is unlocked,

to turn sidewisc, preferably to the right, so 4 as to leave a space, 6, between it and the fixed point, for greater convenience in manipulating, and downward also, that, when it recieves the penetrating-point b, said point will remain firmly seated therein.

The bill, prescription, or other paper, is pressed over the penetrating-point b, with the ends I) c separated, as shown in Fig. 2, and when pressed down the ends are then joined. If it be desired to pick out a particular bill,

those above it are simply run over the joint at b o to the other side'of the device, when the joint may be unlocked and the desired bill removed, or one or both sides may be used as desired. This is especially desirable in the laboratory of the apothecary or chemist. When the file shall have been filled with a days accumulation of bills, a marker may be pressed over with the date indicated thereon, so that the bills or prescriptions need not be booked or recorded until the cabraced to its holder, substantially as herein t set forth.

2. The combination, with a paper clip, having the foot-brace B, formed therewith to one side of the file-wire, and a penetrating point, I), of the locking and transferring portion formed into a spring, having a lateral I m FFIE, 

